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Kailua, HI
24Events this week
4Free things to do
33New spots
92New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Kailua

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 24 events, day by day →

Spike and Serve Volleyball - Year-round weekend volleyball clinics for boys & girls ages 5-15.

Friday 9am · Spike and Serve Gym

Festival Street Eats

Friday 4pm · Festival Street

Full Moon Market

Friday 5pm · Residence Inn by Marriott Oahu Kapolei

FREE Family Workout (Every Saturday)

Saturday 9am · Fort Ruger Park/ Triangle Park · Free

Oahu SPCA Adoption Event

Saturday 10am · Petco

New in Kailua

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Kailua Beach Park

Parks & Outdoors

Windward beach bliss: Two miles of powder-soft sand and crystalline water make Kailua Beach Park the no-brainer spot for a pre-work paddle or breezy unwind.

hawaiikailuabeachpark.com ↗

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Kailua

Cafes

Cool caffeine fix: When the humidity wins again, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Kailua keeps it simple with solid coffee, signature Ice Blended drinks, and other easy sips that disappear way too fast.

coffeebeanhawaii.com ↗

Timmy T's Gourmet Grinders Sandwich Shop

Restaurants

Kailua’s grinder go-to: Born in Kailua and locally owned since 2014, Timmy T's Gourmet Grinders Sandwich Shop keeps it simple with Hawaiian style grinders stacked with quality ingredients, plus vegetarian and vegan picks like the Island Veggie with real avocado.

timmytsgourmetgrinders.com ↗

Kailua’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Kailua’s best →

Most read in Kailua

The five stories Kailua readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Mayor Blangiardi asks Honolulu residents to prep now for Lowell impacts

    Mayor Rick Blangiardi of Honolulu, Hawaii, has urged residents to prepare for Hurricane Lowell, which is now a Category 5 storm and is expected to make a sharp turn towards the north or north-northeast late next week.

    Full story at khon2.com ↗

  2. Generator shortage ahead of Lowell

    The scramble to prepare for the upcoming Category 4 storm, Lowell, is underway due to a shortage of generators.

    Full story at khon2.com ↗

  3. Storms Shut Down Elevators Indefinitely For Hundreds In Honolulu

    Hundreds of Honolulu's high-rise residents have been unable to access elevators due to Hurricane Lala and other severe weather conditions.

    Full story at civilbeat.org ↗

  5. Skyline sets ridership record as semester begins, city says

    Skyline has set a new weekday ridership record as thousands of students returned to school and commuters faced increased traffic due to the start of the fall university semester.

    Full story at staradvertiser.com ↗

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